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Foo Mee Har | |
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胡美霞 | |
![]() Foo in 2021 | |
Member of Parliament for West Coast GRC (Ayer Rajah–Gek Poh) | |
Assumed office 7 May 2011 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Majority | 4,662 (3.36%) |
Personal details | |
Born | [1][2] Ipoh, Malaysia | 10 January 1966
Political party | People's Action Party |
Alma mater | University of New South Wales (BS) |
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Foo Mee Har (Chinese: 胡美霞; pinyin: Hú Měixiá; born 10 January 1966)[1][2] is a Malaysian-born Singaporean politician and businesswoman. She is a member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP). Foo has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ayer Rajah division from 2011 to 2020. Since 2020, she has represented the Ayer Rajah-Gek Poh division. [3]
Foo made her political debut in the 2011 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in the West Coast GRC and won 66.6% of the vote.[4][5] During the 2015 general election, Foo retained her parliamentary seat in the West Coast GRC after defeating the opposition Reform Party with 78.6% of the vote. During the 2020 general election, she retained her parliamentary seat in West Coast GRC again after garnering 51.68% of the vote.
Foo has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Wealth Management Institute, Asia's Centre of Excellence for wealth and asset management education and research in 2015.[6] She has also been appointed as Council Member of the Singapore Business Federation in 2018.[7]